Authority: Supreme Court of India
Order Date: 24-08-2026
Case Overview
- Petition: Special Leave Petition (C) No. 28227/2026 filed by Ramesh Babu Gupta against Divisional Manager Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation Chambal.
- Origin: Arising from impugned final judgment and order dated 02-04-2026 in FA No. 125/2015 passed by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior.
- Interim Applications: IA No. 239268/2026 – exemption from filing C/C of the impugned judgment; IA No. 239266/2026 – exemption from filing O.T.
- Hearing Date: 24-08-2026; Coram: Hon'ble Mrs. Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Hon'ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan.
- Counsel for Petitioner: Senior counsel Ms. Christi Jain, AOR Mr. Puneet Jain, and a team of advocates including Ms. Akriti Sharma, Mr. Om Sudhir Vidyarthi, Mr. Aditya Jain, Mr. Siddharth Jain, Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Mr. Yogit Kamat.
- No counsel listed for Respondent.
Order Details
- The Court heard the senior counsel for the petitioner.
- The Special Leave Petition is disposed of.
- The Court reserves liberty to the petitioner to contend that although the land in question was agricultural on the date of the notification issued under Section 4 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, a conversion order was passed on 23.04.2010, thereby giving the land non‑agricultural potential before the reference court.
- The Court states that if the petitioner raises such a contention, it shall be considered in accordance with law, taking into account the subsequent development.
- All pending applications, if any, are stood disposed of.
- Order signed by Court Master (SH) B. Lakshmi Manikya Valli and Court Master (NSH) Divya Babbar.
Final Outcome
- The SLP is dismissed, but the petitioner retains the right to raise a specific land‑conversion argument before the reference court; any such argument will be examined per applicable law. All other pending applications are closed.
Topics: Land Acquisition, Judicial Proceedings